Schieren

Schieren Schieren
Commune
Schieren train station and church
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Schieren highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°50′00″N 6°06′00″E / 49.8333°N 6.1°ECoordinates: 49°50′00″N 6°06′00″E / 49.8333°N 6.1°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Diekirch
Government
• Mayor	Camille Pletschette
Area
• Total	10.41 km^2 (4.02 sq mi)
Area rank	97 of 105
Highest elevation	515 m (1,690 ft)
• Rank	15th of 105
Lowest elevation	198 m (650 ft)
• Rank	25th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	1,769
• Rank	76th of 105
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
• Density rank	43rd of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00002013
Website	schieren.lu

Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

As of 2001, the town of Schieren itself, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,358. It is located on the rail line to Diekirch.

Schieren was formed on 1 July 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Ettelbruck, along with the commune of Erpeldange. The law forming Schieren was passed on 22 January 1850.^[1]

In 1894, Schieren established a fire station with five volunteer firefighters. It has a notable church.

Footnotes

1. (French)/(German) "Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.

External links

• Media related to Schieren at Wikimedia Commons
• (French) Commune of Schieren official website
• (German) Unofficial website on local activities